Rural South Carolina Grants

The Art of Community: Rural South Carolina Grants supports arts-based projects throughout rural South Carolina that use the arts to address issues and challenges in rural communities. Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission State: South Carolina County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 03/04/2025 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The project must serve the rural community in which the applicant is located. Grant-funded activities should: expand community access to the arts in rural areas and include a public engagement component and engage a project steering committee to lead the project. Funding Information Up to $7,500. Grant Period August 6, 2024 – May 31, 2025. Uses of Funds  Grant funds must be used for actual project costs, defined as consumable and non-consumable items needed to complete the proposed project. Those might include but are not limited to: Artist residencies Exhibitions Digital projects Arts festivals Workshops Community murals Equipment (e.g., kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage) Furniture (e.g., easels, music stands) Professional services (e.g., performance space rental, web designer, consultant fees) Artistic services (e.g., muralist, performers, instructors). Geographical Areas  Priority will be given to applicants located in one of the SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties: Allendale Bamberg Calhoun Cherokee Clarendon Dillon Edgefield Hampton Jasper Laurens Lee Marion Marlboro Saluda Williamsburg. Eligibility Criteria  The applicant must be: a college or university; OR a unit of state or local government, OR a public library, public library authority, network of public library authorities, or organization managing a public library authority as defined under the Public Libraries & Museums Act 1964; OR a nonprofit organization currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval. reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service OR applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties. Note: If your rural community spans counties in multiple tiers, please contact us BEFORE beginning your application. Up to 50% of the grantee’s match may be in-kind donation of materials and contracted services that are essential to the project. Examples of “in-kind” include: a contracted fee that is waived or discounted as a donation to your project, a facility donation to host an event, a local craft store donates supplies for a community mural. Funds may not be matched with another SCAC grant or with any federal funds. TIER 1: 1:3 (applicant:SCAC) A 1:3 match means that for each dollar granted, the grantee must match with $0.33 of their own funds. For example, if the total project cost is $1,800, the applicant may request $1,350 and must provide the remaining $450 from other sources. Tier 1 counties: Abbeville Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Cherokee Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Dillon Hampton Lee Marion Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Orangeburg Williamsburg TIER 2: 1:2 (applicant:SCAC) A 1:2 match means that for each dollar granted, the grantee must match with $0.50 of their own funds. For example, if the total project cost is $1,800, the applicant may request $1,200 and must provide the remaining $600 from other sources. Tier 2 counties: Calhoun Chester Darlington Edgefield Fairfield Georgetown Greenwood Jasper Kershaw Lancaster Laurens Saluda Union TIER 3: 1:1 (applicant:SCAC) A 1:1 match means that for each dollar granted, the grantee must match with $1.00 of their own funds. For example, if the total project cost is $1,800, the applicant may request $900 and must provide the remaining $900 from other sources. Tier 3 counties: Aiken Anderson Berkeley Beaufort Charleston Dorchester Florence Greenville Horry Lexington Pickens Richland Spartanburg Sumter York In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award. For more information, visit SCAC.